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The Knitted Rug: 21 Fantastic Designs

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This is a great book for knitters who are tired of knitting scarves or who have filled their homes with afghans and are looking for a new canvas for their knitting.
The book begins with a fascinating overview of the history of rug knitting, then includes complete directions for all the skills needed- even a beginner can be successful. Finally, the book includes instructions for a wide variety of rug types and shapes, from shaggy pile (who knew those could be knitted?) to coiled through various types of colorwork and texture.
The author also points out a multitude of other purposes for "rug" patterns, from wall hangings to pillows to table mats and more! There are great ideas for all kinds of home decor, and best of all they don't include sizing or shaping, so beginning knitters can have a great result and more experienced knitters can concentrate on design without worrying about the fit, if they're making the item as a gift. This would also make a great book for a guild or group of knitters to use as a knit-along project, since varying the colors and yarns used would make for a great variety of pieces!

If you're looking to create a beautiful knitted home accent and don't feel like worrying about gauge, this is the book for you. Knit Mediterranean-style mosaic rugs with slip-stitch knitting, or a cheery 5-color rug for a baby's room, or a handsome cable-edged rug, a Shaker pinwheel, or even a loopy pile bathroom mat. The possibilities are endless, as is the creativity of the author of this book.

This is definitely a collectable for new as well as experienced knitters alike. The author of this book provides detailed information along with full-colored photos of knitted rugs. This book shows you the tools and techniques to prepare, knit, and store your rug. The Pile rug section was interesting and informative, especially the Waterfall Fringe Rug which combines knitting with the latch hook technique. Furthermore, Fair Isle In-The-Round will entice any creative knitter to jump from Fair Isle sweaters to rugs. Overall, this is a must for any knitting collection.

I found this book to contain even more ideas/pattern and wonderful rugs than imaginable. The pure selection of rugs is impressive. Colorful rugs, cabled rugs, runners, circular ... you name it, and it is in the book.

What I find wonderful is that the explanations are great, the patterns are easy to follow, and there is a load of information about rugs themselves. This book is great for knitters of all levels. You'll wonder how you ever lived without this book (gifts in a flash).

What a beautiful book! It is filled with lots of full page colorful photos and very clear instructions on how to knit a variety of rugs - from easy garter stitch to more complicated intarsia; from braided rugs to celtic cables; from patchwork rugs to shaker pinwheels. I am so pleased to add this to my knit book collection and am eager to begin a knitted rug project for myself and eventually for gifts.

As a beginning knitter, I was thrilled to find this book. It has easy to follow instructions, including a 'learn to knit' section that was perfect for me. After seeing that there are also patterns and designs even at the advanced level, I plan to buy my sister a copy, too. The designs are so unique and fresh!

I received this book and have completed three of the items in it, Directions and pictures and the best. thank you

Can't say enough about how enjoyable this book is for me! I'm presently working on the rug on the cover (different color scheme, though), and it's going splendidly! I also have a handful of other rug ideas marked to work on in the near future. The instructions in this book are so USER FRIENDLY (really well written) and the photos are great quality and from useful angles. (Not all books are written with such good instructions and photos.) I am an experienced knitter, and I still prefer my books to be easy to understand.........this one is and would suit many knitters' skill levels.

The Knitted Rug / 1-57990-747-4

"The Knitted Rug" is a beautiful and carefully written resource, with lavish color photographs for each rug project and with lots of variety in shape, style, design, colors, and area of coverage. The instructions are easily adaptable and nearly every rug project can be made larger or smaller as the floor space demands. Truly, if you are a knitting enthusiast and you'd like a comprehensive guide to branch into knitted rugs, this is the definitive resource you must have at hand.

Note, however, that if you are a beginner to knitting, you will likely need another resource than just this one. The introduction of the book includes the common 'Knitting 101' starting guide, but the guide is rather sparse and leaves a lot to be desired. For example, the Coiled Cord Oval on page 82 was the rug that caught my eye and sealed my decision to buy the book. I'm not handy with needles, myself, but I used a knitting knobby spool in my youth and found it easy and relaxing, so the rug seemed perfect for me - a beautiful rug made out of a long length of i-cord. The instructions mention, off-handedly, the existence of knitting knobby spools, but include no instructions or pictures, which was disappointing. Little gaps like this occur in the book, but are understandable inasmuch as this book is not, strictly speaking, marketed directly to beginners. However, I thought it bore repeating on-line, as the customer can't always flip through the book to verify how detailed this resource is for them.

Bottom line, if you are interested in knitted rugs, buy this book, but if you are a beginner to knitting, consider also investing in a solid "How To" resource to serve as a companion to this.

~ Ana Mardoll

This book has nice color pictures of rugs. There are clear diagrams of tecniques & step by step directions.